From: H. Peter Anvin N9ITP (hpa@ahab.eecs.nwu.edu)
Date: 06/04/93


From: hpa@ahab.eecs.nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin N9ITP)
Subject: Re: Using X with an VLB ET4000/W32
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1993 07:18:59 GMT

In article <1993Jun2.141604.1814@umibox.hanse.de> of comp.os.linux,
  root@umibox.hanse.de (Bernd Meyer) writes:
> gjw@cm.deakin.OZ.AU (Greg Wickham) writes:
>
> >Hi,
>
> >I'm trying to get X up and running with an VLB ET4000/W32.
>
> >Does anyone have any *experience* with this chip?
>
> No, but I got the DFINIT answer from David WWexelblatt(sp?) that by now it
> isn't supported. It isn't fully compatible to the "old" ET-4000, so I think
> your best bet would be Xmono.
> David said "maybe in 2.0"......
>

Yes, and he also said that if you live in central NJ and would let
him borrow your machine for a brief time for some intense hacking OR
you're wizzy enough to figure out the problem (with their help), it
could be there sooner.

        /hpa

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